SIDDHARTH SWAMINATHAN December 2008 Associate Professor of Political Economy and Quantitative Methods School of Business 951 785 2475 (W) La Sierra University e-mail: sswamina@lasierra.edu 4500 Riverwalk Parkway http://faculty.lasierra.edu/~sswamina Riverside, CA 92515 Employment Associate Professor School of Business, La Sierra University, 2007-Present Assistant Professor School of Business, La Sierra University, 2001-2007 Board Member Transnational Research Consortium Education Ph.D. (Political Science) Claremont Graduate University (CGU), 2001 MA (International Studies) Claremont Graduate University, 1996 MA (Political Science) University of Delhi, India, 1992 BA (Economics) University of Madras, India, 1989 Research & Teaching Interests Comparative Political Economy: Political Development, Political Demography, Theories & Methods. Area Study: South Asia World Politics: International Political Economy, Conflict Processes Research Methodology: Econometrics Publications 2008. Path to Prosperity. With Y. Feng, J. Kugler, and P. Zak. International Interactions, 34 (4): 423-441. 2007. The New Century: US Dominance, European Integration, and the Asian Challenge. With J.Kugler and R.Tammen. Transformacje 39-40: 87-102. 2007. Saving the Next Generation: Political Capacity and Infant Mortality Decline in India s States. With J. Thomas. International Interactions, 33 (3): 217-242. 2006. The Politics of Population. With T. Kugler. International Studies Review, 8 (4): 581-596.
2004. Political Capacity and Demographic Change in China with a Comparison to India. With Y. Feng. In Urban Transformation in China, edited by A. Chen, G. Liu, and K. Zhang. 2004. Burlington: Ashgate Publishing Company. 2001. Power Transitions and Alliances in the 21st Century. With J. Kugler and R.L. Tammen. Asian Perspective, 25 (3): 5-29. 2000. Kashmir Policy Brief. With J. Kugler, M. Abdollahian, and S. Sboto. Submitted to Department of Defense. United States Government. 1999. Time, Power and Democratic Transitions. Journal of Conflict Resolution 43 (2): 162-176. 1998. Electoral Alliances and Political Outcomes in India. With J. Kugler. In Comparative Political Parties and Party Elites: Essays in Honor of Samuel Eldersveld, edited by B. Yesilada, 1999, Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press. Working Papers 2008. Government Efficiency and Investments in India. With J. Kugler, R. Tammen, J. Thomas, and T. Kugler. Under Review. 2008. The Politics of Births and Deaths: Evidence from India s States. With J. Thomas. Under Review. 2008. Prospects for Peace in South Asia: A Power Transition Analysis. With John Thomas. School of Business Working Paper. Under Preparation for Publication. 2005. US, China and India: Cooperation or Confrontation. With Jacek Kugler and Ronald Tammen. Conference Presentations 2008 An Empirical Trip to China. Peace Science Society Meeting, 24-25 October 2008, Claremont, CA. The Politics of Births and Deaths: Evidence from States in India. South Asian Studies Association Conference International Studies Association, 26 March 30 March 2008, San Francisco, CA. 2007 Political Capacity, Demographic Change, and Economic Development. International Studies Association, 28 February - 4 March 2007, Chicago, IL. Siddharth Swaminathan 2
2006 The Politics of Fertility and Economic Development in India. International Studies Association, 22-25 March 2006, San Diego, CA. Siddharth Swaminathan 3 2005 Prospects for Peace in South Asia: A Power Transition Analysis. With J. Thomas. International Conference on Conflict, Peace and Development in South Asia. 28-30 December 2005, Jaipur, India. US, China and India: Cooperation or Confrontation. With J. Kugler and R. Tammen. Peace Science Society, 4-6 November 2005, Iowa City, IA. Saving the Next Generation: Politics of Infant Mortality Decline in India s States. With J. Thomas. Peace Science Society, 4-6 November 2005, Iowa City, IA. Saving the Next Generation: Politics of Infant Mortality Decline in India s States. With J. Thomas. Sixth Annual Power Transitions Conference, 8-10 July 2005, Carmel, CA. Prospects for Peace in South Asia: A Power Transition Analysis With J. Thomas. International Studies Association, 1-5 March 2005, Honolulu, HI. 2003 War and Peace in South Asia: A Power Transition Analysis With J. Thomas. International Studies Association. 25 Feb. 1 Mar. 2003. Portland, OR. 2002 Power Transition Dynamics in a Local Hierarchy: The Case of South Asia European Conference on Modern South Asian Studies, 9-13 September 2002, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. Power Transitions in Asia Fourth Annual Power Transitions Conference, 5-8 August 2002, Carmel, CA. 2001 The Asian Century With J. Kugler and R. Tammen. American Political Science Association, 29 Aug.-1 Sept. 2001, San Francisco, CA. 2000 A Political Economy Model of Violent Intrastate Conflict Peace Science Society, 26-29 October 2000, New Haven, CT. Power Transitions and Alliances in the 21st Century With J. Kugler and R. Tammen. American Political Science Association. 29 Aug.-1 Sept. 2000. Washington, D.C. 1999
The Internal and External Determinants of International Conflict With M. Benson. American Political Science Association, 2-5 Sept. 1999, Atlanta, GA. 1998 Pick Your Battles: The External and Internal Determinants of Intrastate Conflict. With M. Benson. Peace Science Society, 16-18 Oct. 1998, New Brunswick, NJ. Time and Power in Democratic Transitions Conference on Democratic Transitions, 23 Apr. 1998, Claremont, CA. 1997 Timing of Democratic Transitions American Political Science Association, 28-31 Aug. 1997, Washington, D.C. Data Sets State Domestic Product for Indian States (25 States, 1960-2005, 35 Variables) Education in Indian States (25 States, 1981-2005, 25 Variables) Field Work in India (Summer 2006) Budgetary Revenue and Expenditures of State Governments in India (25 States, 1976-2005, 50 Variables) Vital Statistics for India and States in India (25 States, 1971-2005, 25 Variables) Field Work in India (Summer 2005) Courses Taught Undergraduate Politics in Nation States (Political Science) Comparative Political Analysis (Political Science) Microeconomics Macroeconomics Economic Development in Emerging Markets Managerial Statistics Operations Research Methods (Advanced Statistics) Childhood in Global Perspective Graduate (Ph.D., M.A., and M.B.A) Data, Models, and Decisions Graduate Research Methods Managerial Economics Game Theory La Sierra University Committee Membership Siddharth Swaminathan 4 School of Business Assessment Committee
Rhetoric Across the Curriculum (2001-Present, Chair) SSCI Faculty (2005-Present) University Senate Academic Affairs Committee (2004-Present) University Senate Research and Scholarship Committee (2004-Present) University Studies (2005-07) University Senate (2004-05) Other Relevant Employment Instructor, School of Business, La Sierra University 09/99 06/01 Instructor, Political Science, Cal. State, Fullerton 08/99 05/00 Academic Applications Support, Office of IT, CGU 03/99 05/01 Research Associate, National Defense University, Washington D.C 01/00 06/00 Research Associate, Tomas Rivera Policy Institute. 1996-99 Research Assistant, Department of Politics and Policy, CGU 1993-1996 Methodological and Other Skills Siddharth Swaminathan 5 Proficient in econometric techniques for estimating cross-sectional and time-series data including ARIMA, VAR, ARCH/GARCH, Logit, Probit/Scobit, Fixed/Random Effects, Dynamic panel, and Hazard/Survival models, among others Competent in statistical software applications: SPSS, Stata, SAS (UNIX and Windows), E-Views, Excel Knowledge of mathematical modeling software applications: Mathematica, S-Plus, and Gambit Other Computer Skills: Word, PPT, FTP, and HTML Authoring Language Skills: Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Spanish Honors and Awards School of Business Outstanding Teacher Award, 2008. La Sierra University Faculty Research Grant 2003-05 The John and Dora Haynes Foundation Dissertation Grant, 1996-1997 Favorite Professor of the Year, SALSU, La Sierra University, 2004, 2005 Senior Sponsor, La Sierra University, 2002-03 Professional Associations Reviewer, Journal of Conflict Resolution, International Studies Perspectives International Studies Association American Political Science Association Midwest Association of Political Science South Asian Studies Alliance